Process for obtaining liquids in a solid state



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PROGESSFOROBTAINING LIQUIDS IN A SOLID STATE.

; No Drawing. Application filed January 15, 1926,' Serial No. 81,578Qandin Germany December 11, 1924.

. The. present invention concerns the conversion of organic liquids in asimple manner into 5 more or less solid form, which process takes placewhen such liquids are a mixed with magnesium alcoholates in the presenceof small quantities of water.

" The following examples will serve to illustrate my invention:'

Ewample 1.-12O parts of methyl alcohol 10 containing'about 0.5 to 1% ofwater are mixed with a solution of 1 part ,of magnesium in 30 parts ofmethyl alcohol. The mixture sets in a short time to a solid jelly.

Ethyl alcohol and other alcohols may be it obtained in asolid state,containing only 1% residue, such products possessing the great.advantage'that they do not melt on heating.

Example 2.-To 10 parts of castor oil lito 2 parts of magnesiumalcoholate solution are 26' added and fthen 0.1 part of water dissolvedin a little alcohol-is introduced into the mix- As further examples ofliquids which are easily amenable to such a solidifying treatment thefollowing may be mentioned; epichlorhydrin, chloroform, benzene, xylene.I,

Besides homogeneous liquids, mixtures of liquids with one another orwith solid or gaseous substances, such, for example, as alcoholicammonia, may be obtained in a solid state in accordance with. theprocess, the sub ject of my invention.

The process 'may also be, carried out in combination withothr processesserving the same purpose.

I claim: I V v 1. Proee ss of obtaining li'quids in a solid orsemi-solid state which comprises mixing an organic liquid with amagnesium alcoholate in the presence of a limited quantity of water. 1 44 2. Process of obtaining liquids in a solid or semi-solid state' 'asdefined in claim 1 in which the organic liquid comprises a plural ity ofconstituents.

3'. Asa new product a solid or semisolid material comprising a normallliquid or- In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto set my hand.

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ganic component and the products of hydrol- 'ysis of a magnesiumalcoholate.

